Taos County

  • Total population: 23,118
  • Adult population age 25 and older: 14,630
  • % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 13.5%
  • % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 28.2%
  • % of adults at Literacy Level 1: 22%
  • % of adults at Literacy Level 2 or below: 51%
  • % of adults and children who speak other than English at home: 61.9%
  • % of adults and children who speak other than English at home and who speak only limited English: 20.4%
  • % of all persons in poverty: 27.5%
  • % of children in poverty: 34.6%